Monthly Archives: November 2013

The last two weeks I have been writing down everything I eat and everything I drink no matter if it is healthy or not, I am going to the naturopath today to present it and see what he has to say about it. For the most part I eat really healthy, but it’s been a stressful few weeks so chocolate has definitely been a staple almost every day, I know that sounds bad but it’s good for the heart! 😉
I have been following his recommendation for having one cup of coffee before noon which has been easy because I just do it in the morning as I’m getting ready. I also have been taking a really strong probiotic in the morning and taking magnesium, fish oil, and vitamin D3 morning and night. At night I have also been taking cortisol prescribed supplement to help me sleep better along with 3 mg. melatonin.
I have been feeling better incrementally but the Central Sensitization has still been bothering me to the point I have bought a few pairs of new pants and are about to return them again. I am running out of clothes that do not make my legs hurt. There is a medicine that can help this that my doc had mentioned and I think I’ll just try it because I need to be able to live life in clothes!!
Also an update on life, I did just lose my job yesterday. I think I’m still in shock. But pretty much since I got sick my performance went way down because it was, for one: really hard to focus on work dealing with that much pain, and two: the pain was making it hard to sit. It is a fast paced job that needed a high production turnover and although I loved the work and learning all about fiber optics, that fast paced is not something I can do every day for months on end. I am one who is very detail oriented and can make a plan set look really professional. (I’m not bragging, that’s usually what others have said they like about my work). It was driving me crazy on how sloppy some I the plans others were working on to get it out the door looked. But the client wanted fast, so they get sloppy. That’s not something I want my name attached to. Enough about that…
Since I have no 9-5 job now (besides looking for a job) you might see more blog posts on what I’ve been eating. So that’s a plus. I’m really going to try to not lose my focus on the more important things this time around.
So now that I’ve chattered on, here’s my food journal for the last few weeks. I am posting it because some may be needing ideas, or you are curious, or you wonder how a single person eats. Whichever category you fall in, I hope it gives you inspiration. I will work harder on eating better now that I have more time to prepare food.

It kinda ends abruptly today because it’s only noon right now. So I hope this gives you some ideas. Most of my recipes I’ve listed except the muffins are in my blog, I will link some of the recipes or you can use the search feature to find them. For the sweet potatoes I just did butter (which I recommend ghee instead) and salt and pepper until they are soft.

I hope you are having a wonderful Friday and please comment below any of your favorite gluten free dishes you like to eat or if you have tried out any of my recipes. I love new ideas and would love the feedback. Please hit “like” if you enjoyed reading this.
***Update*** Doc said what I eat is really good, a lot of the same things…. But good. 🙂 but I have to cut out corn to see I it makes a difference. I will miss my chips and salsa. :-(…

Tis the season for a warm soup! One of the reasons I love autumn is because it’s a great excuse to make SOUP! I am totally a soup person. I hated breakfast foods when I was a teen, so I would eat Campbell’s select chicken noodle for breakfast. And ya, I was hungry like 1 hour later. Haha.
This soup is gluten free and very hearty. I served this Sunday and most my friends made soup or chili too. We all had that look on our face like we barely ate but were sooo full! I ate mine with my Organic non-GMO white corn chips and they had their Juanita’s. They asked why I brought my own….umm…everything about Juanita’s chips are tainted! To each his own. :-p
This soup got the crowd approval, so it’s edible. I hope you try it, it can be made in the crockpot too. If you use canned beans then you don’t have to cook as long, 20-30 minutes to simmer is fine. I wish I had more chicken to work with but there were only 2 rotisserie chickens left; small or smaller. 😦 I had run all over town Saturday to get my stuff I between errands and avoiding car wrecks on the freeway. No greater joy then hitting every red light it town! :-p
I hope you try it out. Enjoy!